The Ones: 5 Best New Rap Songs From Bad Bunny and Drake, Jeremih and Ty Dolla $ign, and Shy Glizzy

With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily roundup of the best new rap tracks you need to hear curated by the Levels team. We sort through all the new songs—across all the platforms and subgenres—so you don’t have to. Thank us later.

Bad Bunny - “Mia” [ft. Drake]

Look at your rap Mount Rushmore. When was the last time any of them dropped a hit, in perfect melody, using a language they aren’t even fluent in? Drake is an alien. Whenever you think he’s about to go away and take a well-deserved break he returns and reinvents himself without straying too far from what made him an icon in the first place. On “Mia” reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny recruits the Toronto rapper for an irresistibly bouncy track that should be playing everywhere by … well, it probably is already.

Jeremih and Ty Dolla $ign (MihTy) - “Goin Thru Some Thangz”

Take two underappreciated stars like Jeremih and Ty Dolla $ign, have them make magic together, and they will get the respect they deserve. “Goin Thru Some Thangz” is MihTy (Jeremih and Ty Dolla $ign) coming together to prove that they deserve their own widespread attention and acclaim. Jeremih has got an arsenal of flows and uses one similar to Swae Lee’s high-pitched melody before reverting back to the lovestruck crooner we love: “I don’t like it when they be doing you dirty.” And Ty Dolla $ign flips the mood in the back half of the song with a splash of pettiness: “You know your nigga ain’t shit!” It’s an intro to this new dynamic duo of degenerate R&B.

Shy Glizzy - “Gimme a Hit”

D.C. mainstay Shy Glizzy wants his recognition: “Yeah y’all know I been doing this shit for a minute/I feel like … they sleeping on me.” On “Gimme a Hit” Glizzy makes his pitch to be considered part of rap’s upper echelon over an ethereal Harry Fraud beat that features one of his signature vocal samples. Glizzy flows over the beat with ease and it’s an impressive showing for a rapper who really doesn’t have much more to prove.

Lil CJ Kasino - “How We Livin’”

The list of promising rappers in Dallas, Texas at the moment is only getting longer (see: Go Yayo, TrapBoy Freddy, etc.). And now Lil CJ Kasino is making his case for one of the DFW’s brightest exports. On “How We Livin’” Lil CJ Kasino uses a rapid-fire flow and taps into an early 2010s Atlanta-inflected sound. He’s another talent from Texas looking to make the leap out of the local scene.

Danger Incorporated - “Casting Spells”

Awful Records duo Danger Incorporated have been leading the charge in Atlanta’s oddball hip-hop scene. On “Casting Spells” both Louie Duffelbags and Boothlord layer their vocals on top of each other for the airy track. It’s a strange mix as Louie’s light and melodic vocals ride underneath the deep, brooding voice of Boothlord making for a unique and off-kilter sound on this moody single.